
Nellie S. Huang
Nellie S. Huang joined Kiplinger in August 2011 as a senior associate editor for the investing team. She writes and edits stories covering stocks and bonds, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. She shepherds the magazine’s Kiplinger 25, a list of Kiplinger’s favorite actively managed mutual funds, and she launched the Kiplinger ETF 20, a list of our favorite exchange-traded funds. Her stories help readers invest wisely for long-term goals, such as retirement and college savings. She has also written about digital advisers and online brokers, as well as how to read an annual report and a mutual fund prospectus. In every article, she strives to make complex investing topics accessible to everyone by writing in plain language and simple terms.
Kiplinger isn't Nellie's first foray into personal finance: Nellie was a senior editor at Money, where she worked with young reporters writing about personal finance stories. She also worked for a decade at SmartMoney, covering a variety of topics, from banking and credit cards to real estate and retirement. Later, she wrote exclusively about investing, covering mutual funds and stocks. During her tenure there, she won a Personal Finance Journalism award from the Investment Company Institute for a story she wrote on mutual funds and was a contributor to a story on saving for college tuition that won a National Magazine Award in the Personal Service category. She also co-authored two books, The SmartMoney Stock Picker’s Bible and The SmartMoney Guide to Long-term Investing.
Prior to joining Kiplinger, Nellie spent more than a decade in Hong Kong. She worked for the Wall Street Journal Asia, where as lifestyle editor she launched and edited Scene Asia, an online guide to food, wine, entertainment and the arts in Asia. Prior to that, she was an editor at Weekend Journal, the Friday lifestyle section of the Wall Street Journal Asia.
Nellie graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies and started her journalism career at Manhattan,inc. magazine (later M magazine) as an assistant to Clay Felker, the late legendary American magazine editor. She lives in Bethesda, Md., with her husband and three children.
Latest articles by Nellie S. Huang
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy Small-Cap Stocks?A market plunge hit small stocks hard. Is it time to buy?
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A Case Study in Mismatched Fund ReturnsStock Market Why do a fund's returns sometimes differ from its underlying index? A longstanding legal principle holds the key.
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Buffered ETFs for a Rocky MarketBuffered ETFs provide protection during market downturns, but in exchange, your gains are capped.
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An ETF For Dividend AristocratsThe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index consists of companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years — and only one U.S. fund tracks it.
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Can a New Manager Cure Vanguard Health Care Fund?Vanguard Health Care Fund has assets of $40.5 billion but has been ailing in recent years. With a new manager in charge, what's the prognosis?
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Six of the Best Target-Date Funds to Buy Now for Your RetirementThese six target-date funds are good set-it-and-forget-it options that are a staple of retirement plans.
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4 Turnaround Stocks to Consider – and 2 More to Keep an Eye OnA turnaround stock is a struggling company with a strong makeover plan that can pay off for intrepid investors.
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Has This Unconventional Growth Fund Lost Its Mojo?The Primecap Odyssey Growth Fund has lagged the broader S&P 500, but it still boasts a solid return and provides investors with diversification.
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Should You Be Investing In Buffered ETFs?Buffered ETFs help mitigate stock market losses, but investors will sacrifice some gains. Here's why.
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Financial Stocks Should Pay Off in 2025Looking to buy financial stocks? Businesses that provide financial products and services are buoyant, but you should be choosy about where to put your money.
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How to Invest $1,000: Open a Roboadviser AccountSmart Buying It's easier than ever to access low-cost, automated investing advice through a robo-adviser.
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This T. Rowe Price Bond Fund Holds Up Well as Interest Rates ChangeWhile interest rates have come down, this T. Rowe Price floating-rate fund still sports an attractive yield.
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Stocks and Funds for the Infrastructure Building BoomInvestors should consider buying these stocks and funds to make the most of the U.S. industrial renaissance.
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Being Nimble Is Key to This Fidelity Bond Fund's OutperformanceThe Fidelity Total Bond ETF has done well over the long term as managers adjust to changing tides.
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How This Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund Outperforms Its PeersThe Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund took a cautious positioning at the start of the year, which has helped it beat the majority of its peers.
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10 Bond Investments to Consider Before the Fed Cuts RatesWhy these picks for your bond portfolio are poised to help you get the biggest return in market conditions.
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A State Street Fund Excels in Rough Year for Healthcare StocksThe healthcare sector has lagged the broader market, but this State Street fund outperformed its peers thanks to its market cap weighting.
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Growth Beats Yield at This T. Rowe Price Mutual FundThe T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund has lagged the broad market amid higher interest rates, but the tide may be turning.
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The Top-Performing Actively Managed Funds of the Last DecadeThese are the actively managed funds that have performed best over the last decade.
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How This JPMorgan Factor Fund Keeps Up With the Broad MarketThe JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF picks stocks based on profitability criteria and boasts a similar return as the S&P 500 but with less volatility.
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A Steady Fund for Bond Market VolatilityUncertainty around interest rates has the bond market on pins and needles, but this top Fidelity fund can give investors peace of mind.
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What Different Bond Fund Yields MeanWhat’s a 30-day SEC yield? A trailing 12-month yield? A yield to maturity? We explain what each measure says about an income fund.
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Are Stocks in a Bubble?A look at recent stock market performance and if it indicates we are in a bubble.
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Green ETFs and Mutual Funds for Growth InvestorsESG Environmental themes like renewable energy, electric vehicles and battery storage can be more enticing when pooled in funds.
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